Cosby 8th Annual Clash of the Titans

2024 — Midlothian, VA/US

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Program Oral Interp

Event Description:

The prime requisite of oral interpretation is intelligibility, and to that end, the contestants must have an intelligent comprehension of what they interpret and a due appreciation of its values, as well as the ability to communicate them to their audience. Content should be appropriate to the speaker and to the audience in support of contemporary community values. A pleasant voice, an acceptable accent, and clear enunciation are first of all desirable. The monotony of tone or pace and overemphasis or acting is to be avoided. Through modulation, proper stress, and timing not only must the meaning of the passage is brought out, but also its mood -- whether of humor, pathos, earnestness, excitement, satire, or whatever. The audience must be given an opportunity to hear, understand, and to feel what the author is striving to convey.

POI is a program of oral interpretation of thematically-linked selections chosen from two or three genres: prose, poetry, drama (plays). At least two pieces of literature that represent at least two separate genres must be used. Unlike the other interpretation events, Program Oral Interpretation may use multiple sources for the program.

The time limit is 10 minutes. Time signals in events other than extemporaneous speaking and impromptu are prohibited, as is the contestant timing him/herself. The use of a manuscript is required.